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Helen Grant vs Alice Macdonald

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling
vs
Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North

Voting alignment

Helen Grant and Alice Macdonald voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 253 different votes 259 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
28 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 335 of 650
Participation
84.6 %
12 % above average
Rank 108 of 650
1,739
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
478
565 eligible divisions
818
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.2 % of votes cast
921
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.8 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
Appearances
37
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 650
27
-101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 650
Contributions
44
-84.7 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,253
all imported IPSA years
£276,159
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£186,253
18 % below average
12
6 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
82 of 89 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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